Events Update (updated March 20)

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm that the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020 to be staged in Aarhus, Denmark, from 16-24 May has been postponed until 15-23 August 2020.

COVID-19 LEADS TO SUSPENSION OF FURTHER EVENTS

Following last week’s announcement that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) was suspending all HSBC BWF World Tour and other BWF-sanctioned tournaments from Monday, March 16, until Sunday, April 12, a further five tournaments have also been cancelled or postponed.

This includes the suspension of the three Continental Confederation championships scheduled for week 17 on the BWF Tournament Calendar – one of the last chances for athletes to gain qualification for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games before the April 26 deadline.

A number of the tournaments impacted as a result of the suspension fall within the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying period. BWF will make a further announcement on regulations related to Olympic qualification points at a later date.

Tournament

Dates

Level

City

Olympic Qualifier

Status

YONEX Swiss Open 2020

March 17-22

HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300

Basel

Yes

Suspended

XXI Giraldilla 2020

March 18-22

Future Series

La Habana

Yes

Suspended

YONEX North Harbour International 2020

March 19-22

Future Series

Auckland

Yes

Suspended

CIPUTRA HANOI - YONEX SUNRISE Vietnam International Challenge 2020

March 24-29

International Challenge

Hanoi

Yes

Postponed

YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2020

March 24-29

HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500

New Delhi

Yes

Suspended

Orleans Masters 2020

March 24-29

BWF Tour Super 100

Orleans

Yes

Canceled

YONEX Walkato International 2020

March 26-29

International Series

Hamilton

Yes

Suspended

Polish Open 2020

March 26-29

International Challenge

Krakow

Yes

Canceled

CELCOM Axiata Malaysia Open 2020

March 31-April 5

HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750

Kuala Lumpur

Yes

Suspended

YONEX Canadian International Challenge 2020

March 31-April 5

International Challenge

Fort McMurray

Yes

Suspended

YONEX Osaka International Challenge 2020

April 1-5

International Challenge

Moriguchi

Yes

Suspended

Finish Open 2020

April 2-5

International Challenge

Vantaa

Yes

Suspended

Singapore Open 2020

April 7-12

HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500

Singapore

Yes

Suspended

ADIDAS Dutch International 2020

April 8-11

International Series

Wateringen

Yes

Suspended

*ORIGINAL POST*

JIT
USAB continues to monitor local reports carefully as USAB engages in daily communication with the Host Venue. The JIT shuttle shipment to the venue is currently on hold.

2020 YONEX Boston Open StatementWe regret to announce that due to restrictions placed on events and gatherings at MIT for the coming months due to COVID-19, the 2020 YONEX Boston Open originally scheduled for May 1-3 has been canceled.

Changes to BWF schedule: 2/1:
-Lingshui China Masters (Feb 25-March 1) is postponed; new dates have yet to be announced, most likely will be outside of Olympic qualification period

2/25:
-Vietnam Open (March 24-29) is postponed to June 2-7

2/26:
-German Open (March 3-8) is canceled
-Polish Open (March 26-29) is postponed; new dates have yet to be announced, but will be outside Olympic qualification period

3/2:
-Portuguese International Championship (March 5-8) is canceled
-BWF publishes at this time, it is not planning to make any adjustments to the regulations related to the Olympic qualification period despite the cancellation of some Olympic qualification events

3/3:
-IOC and IPC release official coronavirus updates - Tokyo Games proceeding as planned, working with host city and referring to WHO guidelines

3/4:
-Badminton England confirms the All England Open (March 11-15) will take place as planned
-Badminton Asia Championships (April 21-26) originally scheduled to be held in Wuhan, China will now take place in Manila, Philippines
-Dubai Para Badminton International (March 31-April 5) is postponed
-Singha Bangchack BTY Junior International Series (April 21-26) is postponed
-Mongolia Junior International series (May 19-24) and International Challenge (May 26-31) are canceled